document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23708>Question 23708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36-d=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you for your time </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 36-d=17. This time a different approach, so you can see a diiferent method:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 36 from both sides, to give -d = -19\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, this says -1d equals -19. But we want to know what 1d is equal to, not -1d. So we need to manipulate the -1 (NOT THE d)...the d has to remain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We do this by dividing by -1, since -1/-1 is 1... anything divided by itself is 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, divide both sides by -1, to give d = -19/-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> d = 19\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing it the way i did the first one, we would have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36-d=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add d to both sides: 36 = 17 + d --> or 17+d = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 17 from both sides, to give, d = 19\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon. </SPAN>\n" );
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